B.Th. (Hons), BSW, Grad Dip MH, PG Cert Health Sciences (Child Adolescent Mental Health), PhD, Registered Social WorkerSuicide and Mental Health Research Group
Contact details
Email justin.canty@otago.ac.nz
Background
My academic background spans humanities and social sciences, encompassing philosophical and cultural theory, feminist analyses and qualitative research methodologies. My current research focuses on children and social media, online peer interactions and how this is related to identity construction. This project will use discourse analysis to investigate children's accounts of these interactions.
My professional background is in clinical and community Social Work, with particular focus on children and adolescents, health promotion, mental health and emotional wellbeing. I have worked in community health promotion projects focused on issues for young people, including alcohol and other substance use, same-sex attracted and sex & gender diverse young people, HIV/AIDS education and support, and rural community development through volunteering. Prior to commencing PhD research I was employed in a clinical Social Work role in a specialist child adolescent mental health service.
Research interests and activities
- Discourse analysis and critical theory
- Social media and social networking sites
- Social construction of identity
- Child-centred methods in research on child adolescent mental health and wellbeing
- Same-sex attracted and sex & gender diverse people's experiences